This file provides details to access the data an replicate the results of “Parental Incarceration and Children's Educational Attainment".

1. Data access

1.1 Criminal records

Criminal records are availble at:
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/bogotajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/barranquillajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/armeniajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/bugajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/calijepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/florenciajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/ibaguejepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/manizalesjepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/neivajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/medellinjepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/palmirajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/popayanjepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/tunjajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/villavicenciojepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/bucaramangajepms/conectar.asp
http://procesos.ramajudicial.gov.co/jepms/pereirajepms/conectar.asp

These sites were access from December 2016 to December 2017.

Criminal records can be searched by filling in the national identification number or last name.

Python code "data_extract.py" provides the code to save criminal records. 

1.2 Anonymized records from the Attorney General’s Office

Submit a research proposal to the Strategy and Policy Office (dirnal.politicasestrategia@fiscalia.gov.co).


1.3 SISBEN and Public School Enrollment (SISBEN_SIMAT)

Submit a research proposal to the Center of Economic Studies at Universidad de los Andes (datoscede@uniandes.edu.co).

Alternative institutions with access to these data are Banco de la Republica and DNP.

1.4 Judge directories (judge_roaster)

Call each judicial district to request the directory of judges from 2005 to 2018.
Contact information is found here: "5-directorio-corporaciones-rama-judicial.pdf"

1.5 Judicial district codes 

Data available here: Codigos_distritos_judiciales.dta

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2. Sample construction

2.1 "Compile.do" cleans the criminal records data, creates the sentence and judge dataset and merges these data with SISBEN_SIMAT.

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3. Analysis
The code that replicates all tables and figures in the paper is Analysis.do

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